Category Archives: Local News
State COVID roundup 12/22: Positivity rate continues to decline
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Tuesday announced 6,239 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 116 additional deaths. The seven-day st...
Dec 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria Public Schools Resource Officer passes away
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria Public Schools Resource Officer has died, according to a Tuesday morning Facebook post by the officers. Sgt. Frank Serrano served the department for over 20 years. "He was the...
Dec 22, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Vehicle crashes into Chillicothe-area church overnight
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. -- Peoria County Sheriff's deputies were called just before 3:45 a.m. Tuesday to Crossroads Church in Rome. Sheriff Brian Asbell said a vehicle struck the church on N. Broadway and t...
Dec 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
CityLink to resume fare collection in January
PEORIA,Ill. -- The Greater Peoria Mass Transit District will resume collecting bus fares beginning Monday, January 4. "That includes all of our transportation services, CityLink fixed-routes, CityLift...
Dec 22, 2020 Courtesy of Kevin Bessler/WMBD
Peoria home suffers damage in dryer fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters and emergency crews were called around 4:00 p.m. Monday to a home in the 3500 block of W. Lodi Court on reports of a structure fire. Crews found heavy smoke coming ...
Dec 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
U.S. Congress approves $892 billion COVID-19 relief package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress on Monday approved an $892 billion coronavirus aid package, throwing a lifeline to the nation's pandemic-battered economy after months of inaction, while also ...
Dec 22, 2020 Dusty Johnson, (R-SD), with the Problem Solvers Caucus and other members speak at a news conference on the forthcoming passage of the bipartisan emergency COVID-19 relief bill in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Peoria Firefighters rescue man off roof Monday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighters were called to the 700 block of NE Jefferson just after 3:00 Monday afternoon on reports of a man stuck on a rooftop. According to Battalion Chief Steve Rada, the m...
Dec 21, 2020 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Arrest made in Sterling Towers arson Dec. 17
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighter/paramedics were called to Sterling Towers West at 2625 W. Resevoir Blvd. on Dec. 17 to a fire in the residential building. Fire investigators determined the fire was...
Dec 21, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 12/21: 11 deaths over weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday announced 730 new cases of COVID-19 in the tri-county area, including 11 deaths. Nine of the 11 deaths occurred in Peoria County, with t...
Dec 21, 2020 Midwest Communications
WHO investigating new, more transmissible coronavirus strain
(Reuters) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday it expects to get more detail soon on the potential impact of a new coronavirus strain, as a slew of countries closed their borders to B...
Dec 21, 2020 Midwest Communications
